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- Size Doesn't Always Matte
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, ... Lightweight tools help converters reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders, increase productivity, and reduce labor costs, mfr. reports. Surface Winder Offers Flexibility Catbridge Machinery, ...
- FTA Raises the Bar
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, ... to Shane Kelly (Loblaws Brands Ltd.), matching proof to print is a big problem, and cost is not as important as getting the job right. Follow the FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and ...
- Retrofitting Older Sheeters
- (Archive)
- June 30, 2003, ... the expense of buying new. Although the cost of a new sheeter often can be justified, recent advances in dual rotary knife design have given plant managers the option to improve sheet quality by installing ...
- Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, ... stop operations. In the worst case scenario, high COF can cause costly down time. Too low COF can cause other issues with “too high” levels of the additives causing sealing, printing issues, or both. Additive ...
- Coex for Success
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2003, ... to save on the amount of premium resins by filling with lower cost materials; and the possibility to make multi-layer, multi-functional structures in a single pass.” A group at Battenfeld Gloucester ...
- United Graphics Intros In-House Sheeting with Valmet's TSK Mode
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- June 05, 2003, ... press release, "including cost reduction, better quality control, increased flexibility, and reductions in inventory. Jeff Scrimager and Kevin Garretson therefore took on the task of studying sheeting a ...
- Good Advice Is Key When Purchasing UV/EB Inks
- (Materials)
- May 31, 2003, With costs coming down and application possibilities going up, converters are talking about UV (ultraviolet)/EB (electron beam) inks. But before you stop With costs coming down and application possibilities ...
- Industry Responds to California Plastic Bag Tax
- (News | New Products)
- May 12, 2003, ... burden on an important California industry already staggering under high utility rates and other costs of doing business in the state," SPI explains. "The trade association alliance plans to launch a strenuous ...
- Going, Going... Gone
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2003, These days converters are challenged by new e-procurement strategies—e.g., reverse auctions—as buyers try to drive down costs and manage their suppliers. These days converters are challenged by new e-procurement ...
- BST Pro Mark Inspection Sales Up
- (News | New Products)
- April 08, 2003, ... "BST Genius and BST Genius Digital have been accepted enthusiastically because of the cost benefit they provide through reduction in waste, increase in uptime, and overall press productivity," explains ...
- New Products for the Converting Industry
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2003, ... as durable, cost-effective holographic film. It is directly embossable, simplifies and speeds the converting process, enables excellent registration, and reduces waste, co. says. Recommended for film-to-board ...
- As Good as It Gets: PPC Awards
- (Folding Cartons)
- March 31, 2003, ... are able to fit into a case and pallet, thereby reducing shipping and warehousing cost. One judge comments, "From a consumer’s perspective, one of the best handles I’ve ever seen." A second judge adds, ...
- Think Lean
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2003, ... demanding many products in low volumes, tough competition, fixed or falling prices, rapidly changing technology, and high cost of capital.” Sounds hauntingly familiar, doesn't it? The Basics of Lean ...
- New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2003, ... torayusa.com LumBrite U6E is described as durable, cost-effective holographic film. It is directly embossable, simplifies and speeds the converting process, enables excellent registration, and reduces ...
- Why Do Flex-Pack?
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2003, ... you're under a lot of pressure for [price reduction. Plus,] you have to replace and upgrade your machinery, your systems for hygiene, equipment for the environment, etc., constantly. It costs a lot of money…to ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... excellent adhesion to print treated PP and PE for film-to-film and film-to-paper laminations. Provides high yields combined with cure speeds to 400 fpm/300 W/in. lamp to yield significant cost savings ...
- Achieving Drug Compliance through Packaging
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... LaRoche. He touched on the costs involved in pharma development and losses incurred by the noncompliance of a prescribed drug regimen. Mentioning the “statins,” which, once started, are normally used on ...
- Opportunities in Medical Packaging
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... also is gathering momentum. Changes in medical and hospital practice, including the drive for cost reduction, shorter hospital stays, and less invasive surgical procedures have slowed the growth of ...
- Technology Improvements and Emerging Markets Drive Growth in Metallizing
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... plastic films in New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, and Illinois and metallizes paper in Indiana and Tennessee. “We continually reinvest in state-of-the-art hardware to bring down our variable costs ...
- Automotive Industry Opportunities
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, The market for coated and laminated materials in the automotive industry is large and complex, despite continuing consolidation. For reasons ranging from litigation to cost reduction, the North American ...